Once Upon a Time (Marvin Gaye and Mary Wells song)

"Once Upon a Time" is a 1964 single released by Marvin Gaye and Mary Wells from their sole duet album, Together.[1] "Once Upon a Time' was written by Clarence Paul, Barney Ales, Dave Hamilton and William "Mickey" Stevenson. The song's co-writer, Dave Hamilton, also plays the vibraharp solo on the record.

"Once Upon a Time"
Single by Marvin Gaye and Mary Wells
from the album Together
B-side"What's the Matter with You Baby"
Released1964
Genre
Length2:32
LabelMotown
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Mickey Stevenson

Background

The song discussed how the two narrators felt lonely until they met each other referring to their past as it happened "once upon a time".

Cash Box described it as "a most attractive shuffle-beat cha cha romancer" and an "excellent instrumental showcase."[2]

Personnel

Chart history

"Once Upon a Time" brought simultaneous top forty pop success for the duo as the single hit number nineteen while its b-side, "What's the Matter with You Baby" peaked at number seventeen on the pop singles chart.[1][3]

Chart (1964) Peak
position
U.K. Singles Chart[4] 50
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] 19

References
  1. The Complete Motown Singles Vol 4: 1964 [CD liner notes]. New York: Hip-O Select/Motown/Universal Records.
  2. "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. April 25, 1964. p. 12. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  3. Allmusic review
  4. "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  5. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 331.
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